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grabbed her by the wrist. police say the girl fought back, pulled her arm away and started running. this is pinole police commander peter janke. >> we imediately interviewed here, we believe it is a real crime and we are now putting out this sketch. take a look for yourself at this sketch. the suspect in this alleged attempted kidnapping is described as a white male, 19-20, 6 feet, slicked back hair brown goatee, and a piercing in his right eyebrow. >> are you talking to registered sex offenders? >> we are doing all we can. we have had neighborhood watch leaders call us and it says that it could possibly be this person. >> police say the girl was walking home from pinole middle school. they have alerted school resource officers to spread the word at the school to inform children and parents of the incident. terisa estacio, kron 4 news. >> catherine: as you just heard, a decades-old kidnapping is still fresh on the minds of some pinole

residents. the amber swartz case. 7-year-old girl was abducted back in 19-88. she vanished while playing outside her parents home. and has never been found. police believe they know who killed her -- but that suspect is now dead. right now on kron-4. and -- it's been a cloudy day around the bay -- and soon you can expect rain. when you'll need to break out the umbrella. i'm catherine heenan. >> jacqueline: take a look to differ system. is our very close and>> we are doing all we can. first in impact us it omar next moisture. commute times. this cold front that is pulling up some sub-tropical moisture from the south.

plenty of rainfall but it is headed towards the pacific northwest. perhaps not quite as much rainfall as what we have seen in the past. the rain could be pressing through but it does not look like it will start until after midnight. 1:00 a.m., more shower activity. that is one this cool front is expected to press through. we will time it out on futurecast. >> catherine: tonight, there is a new policy in effect for this week only. allowing people to bring bites on trains during heavy commute times. kron 4's j.r. stone is live at the embarcaderro station in san francisco and has been getting reaction to this week's test program. >> yes. these feelings are

mixed it is all over the place when you talk about this issue. should blogs be allowed on bart trains? off in the distance they are making their way into the bart system. let me show you video. this week is the second time they've had a pilot program like this. this will last for several days and people with bicycles can bring it onto the train during the commute hours. the heavy commute hours. i spoke with people on how they feel about this. >> i think that it can work out but just finding a enough room. >> i usually take caltran and there are pipes that is not the issue. >> they are big and bulky and take up a lot of room. it sucks.. sometimes you have to miss the train. >> sometimes there are just

a few bicycles at a time. there is a space on the train and usually people stand in that space when it is for the bicycles. >> out here live you can see they are making their way towards the trains. i will show you what type of effect it's having on the people in those tunnels. i also spoke to a woman who is adamantly against this this would be a disaster. what she has to say that six pm reporting live from j.r. stone, kron 4 news. >> catherine: a prominent south bay politician was in court today -- answering to no fewer than thirteen felony and misdemeanor charges. he's accused of gambling away public money and and campaign contributions. santa clara county supervisor george shirakawa

had nothing to say as he walked into the hall of justice this afternoon. as kron four's rob fladeboe reports now -- he entered guilty pleas on all counts. >> reporter: free on bail since his arrest earlier this month, 51-year-old george michael shirakawa marched into department 23 monday and made good on his surprising promise to admit his guilt. with several curt 'yes sir' and 'no sir', replies, shirakawa acknowledged his understanding that he was waving his right to a preliminary hearing and other proceedings that might keep him in the public spotlight for months. and then, for the next seven minutes, one charge at a time, the supervisor and former san jose city councilman entered guilty pleas to 13 felony and misdemeanor charges in connection with his alleged use of thousands of dollars of public funds and campaign contributions to gamble at casinos. in exhange for the guilty pleas, shirakawa received a guarantee of no time in state but he'll have to make full

restitution to taxpayers and campaign donors. >> people wrote checks to him they thought that they were supporting his campaign. instead they were supporting his gambling habit that went through the slush fund that was never made public that he was taking in money under false pretenses. >> reporter: the d.a's office also revealed that it is investigating shirakawa in connection with some 400-thousand dollars in gambling winnings. no comment from shirakaw on that either as he left court. he will return to court and assuming that there is no new charges he faces one possible year in the county jail. rob fladeboe, kron 4. >> catherine: a north bay community is mourning the the death of a santa rosa teenager. he was one of two people killed by an out of control race car at a northern

california race track saturday night. the driver of that car.is related to one of the victims. new tonight-- kron4's maureen kelly talked to the family. here you can see the growing memorial in front of the victim's family business.with candles, flowers.and stuffed animals. and messages to the victim.14 year old marcus johnson.here's one sign that says our sunshine.and shows a picture of marcus.who is standing on the left.with other family members.including his nine year old brother. here's a message in chalk has his racing number.18.and says you will be forever in our hearts. another message to his cousin who was driving the car that killed marcus.chase johnson.which says we love you chase, stay strong. i spoke to the grandparents of both boys.who you see here in this photo.marcus on the left, and chase on the right.they were too overwhelmed to go on camera.the grandfather says

that the acciddent was caused when the steering wheel came off of chase's race car.causing his to go the wrong way.he hit some tires put up as a barricade.and the car when up and over.hitting marcus who had just gotten up from his seat and was walking away.a 68 year old grass valley man was also killed. the family says chase feels terrible about the accident. the boys were very close.more like brothers than cousins.both boys loved to race.and and have been competing since they were small children. the grandfather says chase.a 17 year old senior at petaluma high school.told him that he was done with the sport. maureen kelly kron4 news. >> coming up. the high profile democrat. and possible 20-16 presidential candidate who's now getting behind same-sex marriage. then -- a devilish similarity. the evil biblical t-v character that's raising eyebrows.because some say he looks like a lot like the president. and -- new california employment numbers show that california is in a tie -- for worst in the nation. kron 4 breaks down the numbers, at 5-30.

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>> catherine: developing tonight. a high-profile democrat -- is the latest to announce her support of same-sex marriage. >> "lgbt americans are our colleagues, our teachers, our soldiers, our friends, our loved ones and they are full and equal citizens and deserve the rights of citizenship, that includes marriage. that's why i support marriage for lesbian and gay couples. i support it personally and as a matter of policy and law, embedded in a broader effort to advance equality and opportunity for lgbt americans and for all americans." >> catherine: that of course, is former secretary of state hillary clinton. she's in a video produced by the gay rights advocacy group 'human rights campaign.' her public backing comes as the supreme court prepares to tackle the issue. arguments are set to begin

next week, with a ruling by late june. new tonight. too old, too white and too insular to win. that's what an internal review by the republican party found -- about itself. now major changes could be on the way for the gop. tory dunnan has more on the harsh new report. >> reporter: the republican reboot is underway. >> as it makes clear, there's no one reason we lost. our message was weak; our ground game was insufficient; we weren't inclusive >> reporter: after a tough 2012 presidential loss and a senate seat reduction, the republican national committee released findings from its "autopsy" report. reaching out to more than 50-thousand people to look back and figure out how to move forward >> this is an unprecedented thing for a national party to put their cards on the table face-up, but this is what we're willing to do build our party. >> reporter: a pew survey shows six in ten americans think the g-o-p is out of touch. exit polls showed president obama won overwhelmingly among minority voters. >> the point simply is:

they're trying to get a facelift when in fact this party needs a transplant. >> reporter: part of the plan of action: a 10 million dollar minority outreach program. likely in hopes of avoiding election season moments likes this.here's romney at the naacp. >> i'm going to eliminate every non essential expensive program i can find that includes obama care (crowd boos) >> reporter: also on the table:remember all those republican debates? are you just going to keep talking? >> yes sir. >> or are you going to let me finish what i have to say >> reporter: the plan is to: -limit them. shorten the primary calendar.

and move up the party's convention date some republicans say this report is an acknowledgement of issues. >> it's a start. is it the magic formula, the silver bullet to start winning elections? no. the bottom line: modernize the message. >> catherine: more bay area news -- coming this august bay area commuters will have another option to get around. a regional bike-sharing system. the bay area air quality management district is rolling out a seven- million dollar pilot program linking san francisco to san jose. people can will be able to buy passes which provide access to 700 bikes at 70 kiosks near bus and train stations. there's no word yet on pricing. >> the strike by san francisco symphony musician strike has now forced the cancellation of its upcoming east coast tour. the union and symphony officials have not managed to reach a deal on new contract. the musicians also rejected a proposal to get back to work - during a cooling off period. the last time the musicians went on strike was from 1996 to 1997. that strike led to the cancellation of 43 concerts. >> a bart fight -- splls out onto the streets leaving multiple people hurt. kron4's will tran has the latest from alameda.

>> it is right here is where it happened. this is video. we do know that there were two victims that were severely injured. there were two people that were rushed to hospital including one person that had a major cut. we were told that he was listed in stable condition. as far as what started the fight? they do not know but they are looking for at least one suspect possibly to suspects. and they are described as asian males possibly one to .. 2 sa sparks. >> jacqueline: with 2-- suspects. --

>> jacqueline: we can see that rainfall pushing through. notice, temperatures are not going to be cooling off that much. mainly on wednesday when we will see those cooler conditions. the satellite and radar showing the increase will clouds. as a result of this that is pressing through the coast. this is bringing a lot of moisture. as we go for tomorrow. what this means is that it will not be as much rainfall as we thought last week again going to the north toward i think really after 10:00 p.m. is one that rain will begin. just some showers for the inland valleys. this cool front

person to the north bay. by 7:00 a.m., some areas of moderate rainfall. it is a bit fragmented. still some lingering showers to the north bay. and towards 5:00 p.m. i think that these could taper off. here is what we can expect. that time frame will see rainfall totals under one-half inch in most locations. with spotty showers for the evening. temperatures are not going to cool off that much. 60s for the in the valleys. the snow levels will be fairly high with

this system some sub- tropical moisture. it is rather warmer. mainly rainfall and areas of snowfall at the higher elevations. 7,000 ft.. 4:00 a.m., this pattern will be continuing with rainfall and snowfall. and this trend will continue for your extended forecast we're going to be impacted by wednesday. and thursday we could see these conditions lingering towards the sierras. a nice rebound. back into the 70's for these locations. this pattern will return to some much-needed rainfall. >> president obama and satan. many people.especially on social media.are saying the satan character on the history channel's mini- series "the bible" bears a strong resemblance to our president. today the show producers strongly defended their program, saying the resemblance chatter is utter nonsense.

they also said false statements such as these are just designed as a foolish distraction to try to discredit the beauty of the story of the bible. dawn: wow, i would have never thought that but side by side photos do show a resemblance. i doubt it was intentional. or at least i would hope not. patrick: just what america needs.another stupid conspiracy theory. give it a rest! mark: looks like tommy lee jones to me. we are always looking for your take. >> catherine: still ahead. the market is down a bit.off its record high. the update is ahead at 5-30. but first. this is it the new blackberry it will go on sale on friday. will this be able to save black barry? maybethen -- lindsay lohan

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(male announcer) this is the bay area news station, kron 4 news starts now. (hammer) >> the sound of hammers. now heard again in california. new employment figures out today show the state's construction industry is finally reviving. grant lodes is here with the latest numbers from washington. >> yeah they are not all good. california still has the country's worst unemployment rate. for the past three months, california's unemployment rate has been stuck at nine=point=eight percent. the federal bureau of labor statistics says that's nearly two points above the national average of seven point nine percent. but over the last year, california has added more than a quarter=million jobs.

that's more than any other state. except texas. now let's drill down to the construction industry. nationally, employment in that sector increased by 28=thousand. one quarter of that total was in california. and thesee numbers are from january, not the busiest time of the year for contractors. economists say there is a direct correlation to the real estate market. there are not enough homes on the market now to meet the demand. as prices rise, home builders have started to ramp up new construction. housing starts still are well below what they were before the financial crisis, but they are higher than they've been in four years. more hammers and more saws equal more jobs. hospitality and leisure jobs sector also grew exponentially. >> catherine: the vatican has released details of the pope's installation mass tomorrow.. it will be a simpler version of the 2005 ceremony for pope benedict. more than 132 government

delegations will attend. including representatives of christian, jewish, muslim and other faiths. the mass will be at saint peter's square and is expected to last about two hours. before the ceremony, pope francis will receive the fisherman's ring made of silver and gold with the image of saint peter. also the "pallium" -- a lamb's wool cloak with five red crosses. we'll carry the pope's installation mass live at one-30 a-m on our 24-seven bay area news channel. that's comcast 193 -- or streaming online at kron4.com. >> the national guard sent two helicopters today to help fight a wildfire that has damaged more than 30 cabins in pigeon forge, tennessee. it's also led to evacuations. it's one of nearly a half dozen brush fires over the past several days. as andrew spencer reports.it's an early start to wildfire season.. >> from the air you can see the scale of the wildfire. house after house after

house. up in flames. this is pigeon forge, tennessee. near the great smoky mountains national park. .sunday's fast-moving fire caught both visitors and locals off guard. >> "i just don't know if it's any of our property or not.some of our friends live up that way and i was just concerned about them." there's also concern for those on the front lines. >> "i've been sending him text messages and telling him that i love him i want them all to come home safe" so far. more than 200-acres burned.150 people evacuated. >> it's a huge fire. a large amount of resources are up here. it's been rough. it's been the roughest i've ever seen it. these houses are put close together, and the first portion of this started out as a house fire. it led to several just next to it just catching on fire. >> reporter: on saturday some of the same firefighters battled a much smaller brush fire at the nearby dollywood theme park. across the country. more wildfires. in florida on sunday, smoke from a forest fire mixed

with fog to cause numerous traffic accidents on i-95. saturday in south carolina, a brush fire destroyed more than two dozen buildings including a housing complex displacing more than 180 people. and in colorado on friday, fierce winds helped fuel a wildfire at a state park near fort collins forcing hundreds of evacuations. the wildfire season off to an early. and dangerous. start. andrew spencer kron4 news. now for today's market update. stocks fell for the 2nd straight trading day monday. worries about a controversial bailout -- and a bank tax in cyprus kept investors on edge. today's closing numbers. the dow fell 62 points. the nasdaq dropped 11 points. and the s-and-p fell eight points. 14,452.06 -62.05 nasdaq 3,237.59 -11.48 s&p -8.60 >> this is a bit of a

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a bit closer to the coast. from our roof cam there is the cloud coverage with big changes. the satellite and radar showing increasing clouds. we're not expecting any rain for tomorrow evening. here is one system and another system. that hail and. hail and.

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>> jacqueline: big changes where what is overcast at the golden gate bridge.

mainly it will roll through wednesday morning. we could see some lingering showers. the satellite and radar showing the increase with cloud coverage. and also for most of california. pulling up some sub-tropical moisture. well offshore. things are going to roll through for tomorrow. the futurecast showing the rain fall by seven but it could start even later. we are seeing some light shower but this main band areas of moderate rainfall could be embedded but the main band is a bit fragmented impacting oakland, hayward and the delta. as we go for

the noon time still fairly fragmented. lingering spotty showers will stay with us until wednesday. ongoing by 5:00 p.m. had and it could be decreasing by 5:00. with under one half inch expected through san francisco and the delta of the north bay will seek the most amount of rainfall with 1 in.. it will be about one half inch maybe even a bit more. temperatures will not cool down that much. the main band of rainfall is going to be pressing through wednesday morning. still some warmer air. temperatures in the 60s for the inland valleys. 60s through san francisco. and low 60s for the bayshore. as

for the sierras we are largely going to be seeing rain fall. that will continue for the morning hours. and for the rest of the morning we can see just rainfall. the late evening rain and most of that precipitation will go through wednesday. we will see the same locally. and even for the weekend. temperatures will return to the 70's.

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now at six. >> reporter: a new trial begins this week, allowing bicycles on bart trains all day long. non=bikers worried that the rush hour cars are going to get even more crowded. bart's solution: >> providig more space near the doors. at six. tonight's ride home could be a bit more difficult. with bikes on bart. some riders are frustrated. kron 4's j.r. stone is following the story. he's live at the embarcadero station in san francisco. j.r. you've spent most of your afternoon with bart riders underground. this stuff to make sense. it is crowded, there is no room. and getting a seat, forget that there is no room for people, much less buy eggs during rush hour even on the train platform much less -- buy x --. bicycles--.

>> reporter: after this test week there will be a test survey and some of these recommendations to keep all the bicycles in one train car. that is just a recommendation from many people i spoke with. reporting live, j.r. stone, kron 4 news. a 14 year old boy -- killed when a race car driven by his own cousin went out of control saturday night, is being remembered at his santa rosa school today. marcus johnson attended rincon valley middle school. a sign at the school says "we love you marcus, you will be greatly missed." people have been adding to a small memorial inside the school's courtyard. one person brought a sign and a teddy bear to remember the teenager she calls a nice and helpful young man. and friendly >> he was a really good cat that i barely knew but he was very helpful. a good it -- kid. i was on crutches

for a while and he helped me carry my books and helped the a lot. he was sweet, helpful, friendly. >> that happened after the steering wheel came offthe boy's grandfather says the accident happened after the steering wheel of his cousin's race car came off, causing the car to veer in the wrong direction.killing both marcus and a 68 year old grass valley man. the accident is being investigated by the yuba county sheriff's department. pinole police want the public to take a close look at a sketch they're releasing.

they say a man resembling this sketch - tried to kidnap a 12 year old girl recently as she was walking home from school. >> the police department says that perhaps this person could be more recognized. >> he remembered one a young girl was taken >> you cannot be too safe. >> you're correct to do not know his motive. but i take it is a heightened awareness than any other place. >> across town and she keeps a close eye as she waits for her granddaughter. this recent case involved a 12 year-old >> this morning was surprising because i was watching the news. and to the area and i thought about

my granddaughter. >> she has not received any notice from the school but believes that they should get the word out. she wants to keep everybody informed innkeeper child close. >> i will drop her off and pick her up every day! >> de juhere-----did you hear anything about the school board did the school say anything?he's described as a white -- 19 to 20, thin build, slicked back short hair, brown goatee and a piercingpeople in the area are now spreading the word.to try to keep their children safe. james watterfield dropped this flier off with the composite sketch of an attempted kidnapping suspect at a local bank this monday. the bank is going to make copies. we don't know what the motive was. watterfield says he remembers years ago, when another young girl, amber swartz was taken from her parents yard. and never seen again. of us across town, fern sneed keeps a close eye out as she waits at pinole middle school for her grand daughter. police say their year from the same school. i learned about the case on the news. sneed says she has yet to receive any notice from the

in the meantime, she plans to tell everyone and keep she knows to stay at the corner, unless she sees me. vandals hit an east bay weekend. they damaged the dead bolts of nearly a dozen small shops.one business owner gives kron4's haaziq madyun a close look at the damage.in a story you will only see here >> "you can see the glue right there in the lock" vandals targeting oakland businesses here downtown on 17th streetusing glue damaging the locks of multiple shops in this area >> "they sprayed the lock here" the president of the south of broadway business associationel tyna mccree gave me a tour of the shops that were targeted >> "this one was donenobody can get in upstairs" mcree says this latest gluing incident continues an ongoing string of vandalism here in fact one shop owner of tells me she is considering relocating her business out of oakland >> "that is right and i shouldn't have to do that oakland is my home, i want to live here, work here, and do my business here" mcree says merchants here have no idea who is it to stop >> "it just continues to go and on" on 17th street in oakland haaziq madyun kron4news guilty on all counts. that was the plea repeated over and over again by a prominent south bay

politician this afternoon. former santa clara county supervisor george shirakawa jr. pleaded guilty to 13 felony and misdemeanor counts. he'd been accused of misusing public funds and campaign contributions. shirakawa is accused of using his county-issued credit card and a secret slush fund from his campaign to finance a gambling habit. in exchange for the guilty plea -- he won't be sentenced to any time in state prison. shirakawa had no comment as he left court.

he could face additional charges - as the d-a looks into evidence that he might have failed to report about 400-thousand dollars in a one-time gambling windfall. he'll return to court for sentencing next month. >> jacqueline: this system to the north is pretty extensive. sub-tropical moisture. also headed to the north-west. as a result progress of rainfall. as we take a look at futurecast.

hillary clinton is featured in a new video on same-sex marriage. and marijuana on a california beach. well, well, well.

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a former central florida university student planned to kill people in his on

campus dorm polcie say,,,but at the last minute decided to shoot and kill only himself. police say this man, james seev-akumaran had bombs and guns in his dorm room. they believe the 30-year- old pulled a fire alarm just after midnight today, and planned to shoot students as they evacuated the building. police think the suspect changed his mind at the last minute, and took his own life. officers found an assault weapon, a handgun, hundreds of rounds of ammunition and handmade explosives. hillary clinton is weighing in on same sex marriage. the former secretary of state - announcing that she supports it. clinton is in a new video - released by a gay rights advocacy group. >> "lgbt americans are our colleagues, our teachers, our soldiers, our friends, our loved ones and they are full and equal citizens and deserve the rights of citizenship, that includes marriage. that's why i support marriage for lesbian and gay couples. i support it personally and as

a matter of policy and law, embedded in a broader effort to advance equality and opportunity for lgbt americans and for all americans." this is fueling more speculation that clinton is considering another run for president in 2016. her announcement comes as the supreme court prepares to tackle the issue of same sex marriage this spring. arguments are set to begin next week, with a ruling by late june. a new national poll shows support for same sex marriage at an all=time high. in the last ten years, public opinion has undergone a reversal. in 2003, more than half of all americans wanted to outlaw same sex marriage. now nearly 60 percent want to legalize it. the poll was conducted by langer research for abc news and the washington post. the vatican has released details of the pope's installation mass tomorrow..

it will be a simpler version of the 2005 ceremony for pope benedict. more than 132 government delegations will attend. including representatives of christian, jewish, muslim and other faiths. the mass will be at saint peter's square and is expected to last about two

hours. before the ceremony, pope francis will receive the fisherman's ring made of silver and gold with the image of saint peter. also the "pallium" -- a lamb's wool cloak with five red crosses. we'll carry the pope's installation mass -- live at one-30 a-m on our 24-seven bay area news channel, that's comcast 193 -- or you can watch it streaming online at kron4-dot-com. a boat and about two- thousand pounds of marijuana washed up on a beach in santa barbara county. the pot is estimated to be worth about four million dollars. about 50 bales of it were wrapped in plastic -- found partly hidden in bushes. police have not tracked down extensive damage in tennessee.as a fast moving wildfire has damaged or destroyed more about 60 homes. you can see them on fire here. this is just outside the great smoky mountains national park in eastern tennessee. damage is wide-spread. charred remains of homes. most of these lareg rental cabins. more than 160 acres have burned. some of the cabins were occupied and about 150 to 200 people were evacuated, but byson said no injuries were reported. heavy winds late this afternoon have made containing the fire more difficult. however, a storm front moving across the tennessee was expected to bring an inch of rain to east tennessee by tuesday morning. >> jacqueline: temperatures

are going to cool off dramatically. and warming right back up. as we take a look outside of the satellite and radar. the increase with clouds. offshore. towards the pacific northwest. it looked like it was going to come right to the north bay. this system to the sub-tropical moisture. we will be getting pretty extensive rainfall. the futurecast showing 7:00 a.m. i think that it will be a bit later. this extensive rainfall, with pockets are going to be pressing south.

fragmented. the rainfall will be here in there. as for the sierras we are going to see mainly snowfall at the higher elevations. the areas of snowfall and wednesday morning with

largely rainfall. just some areas of snowfall at the higher elevations. let us get a check of your forecast. coming up -- new policies for those under 14 visiting the happiest place on earth. [ man ] we have a go for auto sequence start.

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>> new policies are going into effect at "the happiest place on earth". disneyland says children under 14 must have an older person with them when they enter the magic kingdom, beginning saturday. the theme park and adjoining california adventure are changing the age policy. this is partly a reaction to the fact that many parents with annual family passes routinely drop their children off for the day. they'll be notified of the new policy. actress lindsay lohan has accepted a plea deal in a misdemeanor car crash case. she has pleaded no contest to reckless driving and lying to police. the officers had been an accident involving the actress in june. a judge says lohan will be sentenced to 90 days in rehab, 30 days of community labor and 18 months of psychological therapy. she was on probation when her sports car crashed on pacific coast highway. and a reminder, you can catch all your entertainment news right here on kron4. the o-m-g insider starts at 7:00, followed by entertainment tonight at 7:30.

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it during heavy commute times all week long. this is usually not allowed but they are trying out after several weeks this could stick. this is a test week. j.r. stone, kron 4 news. >> the nation's capital is one week away from hearing arguments in the proposition 8 case. in the meantime, secretary of state of alert clinton is supporting same-sex marriage believed to be anticipation to run for president in 2016. either way, she joins former president, bill clinton and other republicans who also are favoring same-sex marriage. this decision from the u.s. supreme court is due this summer >> reporter: 8 county supervisor pleads guilty to gambling away public funds

and campaign contributions. he entered a guilty plea 2 13 counts shirakawa has a gambling addiction. >> people wrote checks to him they thought that there were supporting his campaign. instead, there are supporting his gambling habit. >> reporter: oakland business owners found vandalism with glue... were entered into the locks and even this keypad. nobody can

get in these doors. >> reporter: haazig madyun >> reporter: this growing memorial. tragedy. the driver of the race car that loss control was a driven by his cousin. the driver was not injured but the driver, 17 year-old cousin was like a brother to the victim. he feels terrible about what happened and has told his grandfather is the is done with racing. maureen kelly kron 4. for gabe slate tech report smart phone i got my hands on it. a lot is riding on this phone they have lost so much market share to android they need this to sell! will this be able to save blackberry?

tune in at 8:00 p.m. i will be featuring this in my tech report. >> gary: big changes. this will not happen until late towards wednesday we could see more wet weather. temperatures are going to be taking a dive. in another system it is pretty extensive. a decent amount of rainfall. you can see by 1:00 a.m., some showers

south of the golden gate. pressing through the north bay. notice we do have some areas of moderate rainfall and ended. south of the golden gate it is fragmented and still lingering over the north bay. under one half inch of rain fall. these higher elevations will see snowfall but a rainfall later. these conditions will be improving as we go for the llatter part of the

week a dry, mild pattern will return. temperatures in the '70s. >> catherine: are you tired of paying those checking account fees at a bank? zain asher says you might want to think about putting your money in a credit union instead. >> more banks are charging fees at $5 per month. or even $60 per year. if you would like to keep that mone maybe consider moving and your money to a credit union. they could still allow yourself to put your money into a credit union. they also offer free checking with only 39 percent of banks. 65 percent of banks offering free checking but the 2010 act limiting fees that banks can charge so that had to find alternative sources of revenue. suddenly, these were everywhere. in

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still ahead, march madness. gary radnich

>> gary: stanford is one of the four national seeeds. the spokane regional is where they end up and they will host tulsa sunday at 2:20 cal is going to play fresno state. in lxboox, texas. and the ncaa tournament and cal and stanford anre 1 and 2. the

cal men have a strange deal to not like to schedule matche3s they met on dec 0 and hwin san jose on thur.. >> they are excited. about the matchup. somebody familiar with them from the standpoint of what we're not against. explosive. a talented group of guys. they still beat us. we have our work cut out for it is

worth. they arguare closest to home in this first round. so they can travel to san jose. st. mary's must beat tennessee state on tuesday in dayton, ohio. the 49ers

have signed craig dahl.. he is visiting on special teams and as a backup defensive. he played for the st. louis rams in 61 games. and to take a peek at matt has kelback he could be possibly a backup quarterback who was let go by the tennessee titans. he is 37 years old and would not mind being a backup. his sister-in-law, elizabeth.

hasselback... >> jacqueline: i thought that was is why? >> no i thought that there were-- wmarried? no, brother- in-law, sister-in-law. >> barbara walters once her o and wants/////her out >> gary: and also joy behar is also not renewing her contract. >> catherine: exactly she said that she wanted to spend more time with her family. when somebody gives you a gold watch cannot take it. that same person says

that we have to get r >> catherine: that often happens. >> gary: no gold watch ... and just excuse yourself and do not come back. kevin winslow he was going to be a great tight end. it could be interested in coming to the raiders. this came out of college and really never made it. danville exact

klein it is difficult to tell but everybody has been doing such a great job zack kline.. every lot to work ou to work out. and to see what is going to go on. >> gary: that is going to be something. like jason who played baseball we watched him and when he came to cal he is from danville. and i think that it would be more exciting we are going to come back with the warriors and a playoff game. miami trying to win for the 23rd street time. they are

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>> gary: and of course there is tiger woods he is dating lindsey vonn. the skier and she looks a bit like sharon stone... he did make some mistakes but he is moving on. go get them tiger!